Abstract
We evaluated four recent antibody-detection kits for typhoid fever by using 177 febrile patients from our hospital, in 75 of whom Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi grew. TUBEX performed best, achieving 94.7% sensitivity and 80.4% specificity. Typhidot, SD Bioline Typhoid, and Mega Salmonella were less specific and, in most cases, less sensitive.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
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Child
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Humans
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Philippines
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Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
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Salmonella typhi / immunology*
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Serologic Tests*
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Typhoid Fever / diagnosis*
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Typhoid Fever / microbiology
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Reagent Kits, Diagnostic